Month: October 2026

RAF483: GLP-1s and Muscle Loss

Welcome to Running: A FEVER. My name is Michael Davis, and this is a show about fitness, diet, and medicine. My goal is to live a long, healthy, happy, active life right up to the very end. It’s all about livin’ long and lovin’ life. Today’s topic is one a lot of people are quietly…

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RAF482: Cataracts

What cataracts are, how they’re diagnosed, and what surgery and IOLs actually involve — plus Michael’s own cataract surgery after years of steroid drops following a cornea transplant, and why clear vision matters on the trail. Check out this episode!

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RAF481 – Why I’m Sick 3 Months Out of the Year

After getting sick for weeks at a stretch a couple times a year, Michael goes through a sinus CT and an ENT visit for recurrent sinusitis. The daily regimen: NeilMed saline rinse, Flonase, and Astelin — and a reminder that long recoveries may have a fixable cause. Check out this episode!

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RAF480 – Hope for All Mankind

Back on the Lake Fayetteville Trail on a mid-summer day (~93°). After weeks mostly off exercise, Michael walks and talks through getting back toward flying  private pilot license, FAA medicals, and sport-pilot rules that lean on a driver’s license. Also: how aviation and GPS have changed since the 90s, a word on community and hope…

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